Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her colleagues want increased support for people with disabilities in the next stimulus package.
to have a disability, thus making this population particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 ― but without the resources in place to get the care they need.
“This unprecedented public health emergency has exposed the pre-existing scarcity of medical treatment, equipment, and other resources available to the disability community,” the senators wrote. “It is essential that Congress use this upcoming package as an opportunity to mitigate these disparities.”
HCBS programs ― including in-home skilled nursing care, physical or occupational therapy, dietary management, special medical equipment, and so on ― are especially important, since nursing homes and other care facilities have becomeFunding these programs is crucial to ensuring people with disabilities aren’t overlooked during the pandemic.
The senators are also calling for expanded access to personal protective equipment for people with disabilities and their caregivers and health care providers, as well as access to medication and food, and the protection of civil rights for the disabled community ― including a requirement that the CDC make public any information about the number of people with disabilities being tested, treated and dying from COVID-19.
earlier this month to protect elderly and disabled COVID-19 patients from health care discrimination.
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